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Recent Examples of sough
There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.
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Cbs Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
The company joins others in the restaurant industry that have fallen on rough times and sough bankruptcy protection, including Razzoo’s and Bar Louie.
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Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
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William T. Vollmann,
Harper's Magazine,
24 June 2024
Cbs Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
The company joins others in the restaurant industry that have fallen on rough times and sough bankruptcy protection, including Razzoo’s and Bar Louie.
—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
—
William T. Vollmann,
Harper's Magazine,
24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
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Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
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Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced.
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The Padres deserve a ton of credit for breathing life into what now is a feisty rivalry with the Dodgers.
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If emotions swell, step back for ten minutes, breathe with music, then return to your art with a clearer, kinder tone.
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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